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#BDDFB9 Color

#BDDFB9 is rgb(189, 223, 185) in RGB, hsl(114, 37%, 80%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 0%, 17%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tea Green (#D0F0C0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.7. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BDDFB9
HEX#BDDFB9
RGBrgb(189, 223, 185)
HSLhsl(114, 37%, 80%)
HSVhsv(114, 17%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 0%, 17%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(86.9% 0.063 142.2)
LABlab(85.59% -16.90 14.81)
LCHlch(85.59% 22.47 138.77)

What #BDDFB9 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #BDDFB9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#BDDFB9 Channel Values

How #BDDFB9 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 189 · G 223 · B 1858-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 114° · S 37% · L 80%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 114° · S 17% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 15% · M 0% · Y 17% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.46:1 vs white · 14.42:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BDDFB9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BDDFB9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BDDFB9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BDDFB9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #BDDFB9

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BDDFB9.

How #BDDFB9 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#BDDFB9
Protanopia#DADAB9
Protanomaly#CFDCB9
Deuteranopia#D5D5BA
Deuteranomaly#CCD9BA
Tritanopia#C2DBDB
Tritanomaly#C0DCCE
Achromatopsia#D6D6D6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BDDFB9 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-bddfb9: #BDDFB9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BDDFB9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bddfb9': '#BDDFB9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.741, green: 0.875, blue: 0.725)
Android XML<color name="color_bddfb9">#BDDFB9</color>
SVG fillfill="#BDDFB9"

More Green Colors

#BDDFB9 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BDDFB9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BDDFB9?

#BDDFB9 is a lightest green — rgb(189, 223, 185) in RGB and hsl(114, 37%, 80%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tea Green (#D0F0C0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.7.

What is the RGB value of #BDDFB9?

#BDDFB9 is rgb(189, 223, 185) — red 189, green 223, and blue 185 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BDDFB9?

#BDDFB9 converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 0%, 17%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BDDFB9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BDDFB9 scores 1.46:1 against white and 14.42:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BDDFB9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BDDFB9 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) at a CIE76 distance of 14.79, which is visibly different.

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